Today is big, big day in American letters–the release date for one of the most important books in recent literary history, The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, edited by Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout. Visit the UNL library website here… Read More ›
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More Willa Cather Book News: ON THE ROCKS
There really is a Willa Cather renaissance underway. Now entering the field is the very first mystery novel featuring Willa Cather and her partner Edith Lewis as sleuths. I must admit that I’ve had a few mystery plots featuring Cather… Read More ›
HUGE WILLA CATHER NEWS!
I don’t know how Random House got around the legal issues, but for the first time a selection of Willa Cather’s letters is going to be published!For decades scholars have bemoaned the fact that in her will, Willa Cather forbade… Read More ›
The Monte Cristo Bookshop, New London, CT
Have you heard of Indiegogo or Kickstarter? They’re internet platforms whereby people who are trying to raise funds for a project can collection donations toward their goal. Early this year a new bookstore opened in Chicago with the help of… Read More ›
Iowa City Book Festival Road Trip Recap
This past weekend I attended the annual Iowa City Book Festival. It’s a three day celebration of books. Friday morning Ruth, Cayt, and I made drive from Chicago to Iowa City in just under four hours. We talked non-stop about… Read More ›
Patricia Cornwell’s next novel–THE BONE BED–coming 10/16/12
US cover Patricia Cornwell recently announced that the release date for her next Kay Scarpetta novel, The Bone Bed, is October 16, 2012. About the book:In Alberta, Canada, an eminent paleontologist disappears from a dinosaur dig site, and at the… Read More ›
World Book Night Recap
Yesterday was World Book Night and I had a fabulous time handing out free books at Hines VA Hospital. The book I gave was Stephen King’s The Stand and it was so rewarding to put the book in the hands… Read More ›